The Health Technician (Phlebotomy/Processing) serves in the Alaska VA Healthcare System (AVAHS) Clinical Laboratory and collaborates with team members for effective and efficient operation of the laboratory. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 07/30/2024. Individual Occupational Requirement Specialized Experience: Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists. Therefore, technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled. Education and Training: For GS 5- Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Properly collects, handles, labels, processes, records, and delivers specimens while adhering to patient identification, safety, infection prevention and control policies and universal precautions; draw blood cultures; instruct patients in proper collection techniques of specimens; receive and prepare test requests, and specimens into the clinical laboratory and verify accuracy and completeness of the requests; maintain a clean phlebotomy workstation and storage areas stocked with phlebotomy supplies; enters all test requests into the facility's computer system. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. ["Laboratory specimen analysis by manual methods and analyzer operation. Quality control, and maintenance of analyzers and instruments. Results data entry, review, and report release. Laboratory specimen preparation and processing for transportation, storage, and analysis. Conveying collection instructions to the Patient. Patient specimen collection. Collect chain-of-custody drug screen specimens. Manage Laboratory inventory. Works with multiple databases to research and clarify tests, orders, and results for clinical staff. Prepares specimens to be sent shipped to Reference Laboratories. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00am - 3:30pm Position Description/PD#: Health Technician/PD50400A Financial Disclosure Report: Not required"]
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VA health care teams are deeply experienced and guided by the needs of Veterans, their families, and caregivers. Our medical center provides primary care and specialty health services, including cardiology, mental health care, treatment for spinal cord injuries and disorders, suicide prevention, women’s health services, and more.
The Grand Junction VA Medical Center services those who serve our country providing critical medical services including acute and chronic inpatient and outpatient care. The facility consists of 53-bed capabilities for surgical procedures, specialty care, psychiatric in/outpatient services, as well as a Community Living Center, and social programs and services. The service area encompasses western Colorado and eastern Utah regions and includes the primary VAMC plus four satellite clinics.